Hair comb



J. H. STONE l HAIR 00MB @Filed Feb. 21. 1922 vTo all whomt fmay/concern: i

` v Combs, of which the Patented ctfZ, 1923." l

Y Jonnn. sflro'nnfor EnGEWoonnHonE 'ISLAND' f 1 HAIR ooMB.-

' Application lezl February l Beit known thatvI, JOHN H. STONE, a

citizen ofthe United States, residinggat Edgewood, inthe county of Providenceand State of Rhode Island,"have invented certain new and useful Improvementsv in Hair following is a.` specificatlOIl. l

"This invention relates to'a new means for mounting a string ofjbeads or pearls'in `f a Supporting member, andthe object of; this invention is Vtov string Va seriesof beads' upon l a short length of wire and to secure the ends of the wire in the-supporting member such' asan ornamental hair comb orother' device, by means of which the beads Yare locked on the wire and the whole is connected to the.

support. Y

Vith these and other objects in view1 the invention consists of certain novel featuresv of construction, as will be more. fully de#y scribed, and particularly-pointed out 1n the Y appended claims. Y Y

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l isa side eleva-tion of an ornamental hair comb ornamented by the mounting of several strings of beads therein by my improved means. Y

Figure 2 is a detail showing one .of the,

short lengths of wire removed.

lFigure' is a detail of oneof the pearls or beads. f

Figure 4 is a sectional side elevation illus# thereby forcing its ends into the sockets'V formed to receive them thus locking the beads securely on the wire and at the same time securing the whole to the support,

It is found in practice to be very desirablein ornamental hair combs and other devices, toprovide a comb Vwith one or more narrow openings through it and in these openings Vto lmount a series or string of pearls or beads, and the following is a vde-A tailed description of one means Vby which this mounting of the beads or pearls may be effected.

With reference to the. drawings 10 designates the ornamental supporting member Vwhich in'fthisparticular case ifs shown tobe f an vornamental hair comb and this combis provided withfthexusual teeth v11 by .which it' is,k secured to the hair'of thewearer. 1

The exposed vportionQ12` of this combis shown'as being providedwith. one or more vertically-disposed, v narrow openings T13 suitableor:artistic'shape to lend graceand beauty. to the exposed portiono-f thegcomb.l`

Itfis found' in practiceverydesirable; to mount a series or-strmgof-beads 14 in 'each of these'recesses or openings 13 and todothis in Va simple, and effective way I have"` drilled or otherwise formed holes or sockets through it which openings may be-made on-Y v l t-he arc of aicircle ifdesiredor' in any other 1 5 and 16 in the .stock of the body of-the@ i comb in the wallsat the opposite ends of these recessesl or openings, care being taken -not to vform the hole or opening from theV inside through'to the outsideV edge of vthe 1 comb body for the reason presently' ydescribed. I then take. a length of wire 9 of a diameter adapted to pass through the eyes".

of the different beads which are preferably graduatedin size and string the beads upon the wire permitting the-ends of the Vwire to project beyond the end b'eadsV of thestring,

the wire being of a length to extend beyondl the end beads' to engage the openings 15 and 16` inthe comb.

' In order to position this string vof beads IVY now bend the length of wire, best illustrated;` Y l l in Figure 1 1, and which is'preferably formed of spring stock and' place one of its 'ends in its socket 15 and when released the wire Y will have a Vtendency to return to its normal shape and stand in thevcenter of the opening asbest illustrated in Figure. 5, whereby the stock of the comb at the ends of the recess 13 serves to now lock the beads or pearls firmly, y

ontothe wire and' also to lockthe whole string and the wire firmly into the .body of the comb greatly enhancing the beauty andV 1 rattractiveness of the comb as an ornament.

Inpractice it is found to be undesirable to drill the hole`15 way through to the'outsidev of the stock for-two rea-sons first, the hole Aon the outside lis unsightly; and second, the

Vwire might work outward through the hole to release the pearls permitting them to bef come lost. f Y

-The `foregoing descriptionV is directed' solely vtowards the construction illustrated,

butv IV desire it to be understood that I re ll@ yondthe end beadsfof the stringand secured' serve the privilegeY ofresortng lto all the mechanical changesvto which the device isl` susceptible', the invention being; Adeined jand limitedY only by the terms'zof the appended claims. Y Y

- 'I claim: L

Y v1.1An ornamentalconibj having` arrepen-` 'flngthereln7 recesses 1n the' Walls oft-he opening, a series of beads', strung uponV a length of Wnev, the ends/of the Wire projecting be- K in saidrecesses Wherebythe beads areY locked openngsfa plurality'rof short lengths of' reon thewvirevand thewhole in said comb. Y

2. An ornamental devicer .having slots there-in, short lengths of-'resilient wire, a. serres of beadsI strungv upeneac-h Wirefthe ends of the Wire'extending beyond vthe end beads ofthe string,`said vSlots beingprovided.

With're'cesses into which the ends ofreach Wire are set to Y lock .the beads on fthe Wire and connect the'wh'ole to vsaid device.

3. An ornamentealcoinb having openings therein'and recesses inthe end Walls ofthe s'lientV wire,v af series of beads'strung1 uponVV leach Wire the ends of veach Wire Dro'ectin adapt-'ed to be bowed to spring its ends into the recesses atY the ends of each opening vto locklthe beads 'onto'the Wire vand the Whole edfrnto eaeho'f said slots, each string comprising Va seriesv of beadsf strung upon a e short alengtlr` of ,resilientVVV WireI havingv its ends" projecting .beyond Vthe .Y endY AbeadsY thereof, said .Wire being? adapted to. vbe sprung or bowed to aerintits endsto be are locked onto the Wirelandfthe Whole-retained in its Slot, the. resiliency of the Wire `v`pernltting the istring'to follow the contour :f of thefslohff Y' In Vtelefrstnlony whereof 'Ivafx my 'signaV ture.

JOHN H. STONE.

.beyonclfrlre end beads of the string'andA 'n Vso S40 (snapped into said holes 4whereby the beads i Y 

